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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Anita inclined to say about Oscar's comments about the country?
(a) That everyone cannot be rich.
(b) That they are free.
(c) That its history is shrouded in lies.
(d) That she feels she is getting a good education.

2. What aspects of her country and of the United States does Anita compare?.
(a) Foods.
(b) Religions.
(c) Freedoms.
(d) Elections.

3. What is Anita's response to the answer Chucha gives her about her cousins?
(a) Anita thinks Chucha is teasing.
(b) Anita thinks Chucha is getting senile.
(c) Anita does not understand the answer.
(d) Anita thinks the Chucha is being melodramatic.

4. What influence does Mr. Smith have on the behavior of some of the families?
(a) They don't let their daughters out in public because of him.
(b) They help Mr. Smith cover up evidence.
(c) They help Mr. Smith smuggle rebels.
(d) They avoid Mr. Smith.

5. What does Anita ask Chucha about her cousins?
(a) If she will ever see them again.
(b) Where they are.
(c) If they are safe.
(d) Why they are gone.

6. What does Anita's mother want her to do with her diary?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Give it to her to safeguard.
(c) Not write in it anymore.
(d) Keep it well hidden.

7. Where are Anita's grandparents?
(a) La Romana
(b) New York.
(c) San Cristobal
(d) Miami.

8. Where does Lucinda take Anita to talk to her?
(a) Outside.
(b) To the basement.
(c) To the attic.
(d) Nowhere; it's not safe to talk to someone so young.

9. What is one thing Anita learns about their country's leader?
(a) He is arrogant.
(b) He is cruel.
(c) He is hypocritical.
(d) He has no conscience.

10. What topics do Sammy, Anita and Sammy's visitor discuss?
(a) Community and politics.
(b) College.
(c) Sports.
(d) Moving to the United States.

11. What does Mami tell Anita and Carla to make them feel better?
(a) Carla can come back to visit.
(b) They will be back together soon.
(c) Life will be better.
(d) She tells them nothing, as she does not want to give them false hope.

12. What is one topic Anita and her mother discuss?
(a) Anita's mother's pregnancy and her upcoming new sibling.
(b) Anita going to live with her cousin's family.
(c) Anita going to live with her grandparents.
(d) What is happening with the family.

13. What does Anita learn about their new housekeeper?
(a) She is a spy.
(b) She is only 17 years old.
(c) She is from the city.
(d) She is pregnant.

14. What does Papi tell the family to pretend?
(a) That they are not being watched.
(b) That the men who are watcing them are harmless.
(c) That the the family is being watched for their well being.
(d) That they have no idea where their cousins are.

15. What does Chucha tell the children to pretend?
(a) That they haven't seen anyone.
(b) That they can leave when they want to.
(c) That they live in the United States.
(d) That good will soon happen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is school not opening on time?

2. What is the weather like?

3. What does Anita help Carla do?

4. What is she to tell the students about her absence?

5. How does Anita feel when Sammy has someone visit him?

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